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Dancing Sky asks Clay County for $9,490 match to draw Older Americans Act funds
Summary
Heather Pender, director of Dancing Sky Area Agency on Aging, asked the Clay County Board of Commissioners on June 24 for a $9,490 county match to draw federal Older Americans Act funds that pay for senior nutrition, caregiver supports and other services.
Heather Pender, director of Dancing Sky Area Agency on Aging, told the Clay County Board of Commissioners on June 24 that the agency is seeking $9,490 in county match funding so it can draw down federal Older Americans Act allocations.
The match is part of a required 25% local contribution to access federal Title III funds, Pender said. That local request, she said, equates to about 75 cents per resident age 60 and older in Clay County.
Dancing Sky is the Area Agency on Aging that covers 21 counties under the Northwest Regional Development Commission. Pender described services funded through the Older Americans Act Title III programs, including senior nutrition, caregiver supports, evidence-based classes and Title III-B services such as chore and homemaker assistance and information and referral.…
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